GRE Word List

FERRET

a domesticated usually albino, brownish, or silver-gray animal (Mustela putorius furo) that is descended from the European polecat

The meaning of the word ferret is a domesticated usually albino, brownish, or silver-gray animal (Mustela putorius furo) that is descended from the European polecat.

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WordMeaning
excoriateto wear off the skin of : abrade
brinkedge
bifurcateddivided into two branches or parts
retinuea group of retainers or attendants
subordinateplaced in or occupying a lower class, rank, or position : inferior
forlornbereft
optimumthe amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end
hibernateto pass the winter in a torpid or resting state
bovineof, relating to, or resembling bovines and especially the ox or cow
posthumousborn after the death of the father